1. separated at the joints; having joints disconnected or loosened
Usage: commonly used in anatomy, paleontology, and medical contexts

1. past tense and past participle of disarticulate; to separate or disconnect at the joints
Usage: transitive verb; technical usage in anatomy and paleontology

Examples

• The skeleton was disarticulated, with bones scattered across the excavation site.
• Paleontologists carefully disarticulated the fossil to study each bone individually.
• The disarticulated remains showed signs of ancient weathering.
• During the procedure, the surgeon disarticulated the joint to access the damaged tissue.
• The museum's display featured a disarticulated whale skeleton arranged to show anatomical structure.
• Researchers disarticulated the specimen to prepare it for detailed analysis.